This roadmap outlines the planned development phases for Resume Ecosystem. Contributions are welcome at every phase!
Core platform with event-driven architecture and verified resume generation.
- Microservices architecture (8 services)
- Event-driven pipeline: Activity → Verification → Resume → Notification
- JWT authentication with bcrypt password hashing
- Kafka messaging with KafkaJS
- PostgreSQL + Prisma ORM for persistence
- Redis caching and rate limiting
- PDF resume generation (pdfkit)
- Docker Compose for local development
- npm workspaces monorepo structure
- Security hardening (env validation, strong secret enforcement)
- Comprehensive test suite (Jest + Supertest)
- CONTRIBUTING.md, LICENSE, GitHub templates
Make the system production-grade with monitoring, documentation, and deployment infrastructure.
- Structured Logging — pino JSON logging across all services
- Distributed Tracing — OpenTelemetry + Jaeger for end-to-end request tracing
- Metrics — Prometheus /metrics endpoint on each service + Grafana dashboards
- API Documentation — Swagger/OpenAPI at /docs on api-gateway
- Health Probes — /health and /ready endpoints on every service
- Kubernetes Deployment — Helm charts for all services + StatefulSets for databases
- CI/CD Pipeline — GitHub Actions for lint, typecheck, test, Docker build, deploy
- Database Isolation — Separate schemas or databases per service
- Graceful Shutdown — Proper SIGTERM handling in all services
- Rate Limiting — Configurable per-route rate limits
Connect to external platforms and add smart features.
- LinkedIn OAuth2 — Auto-import work history and certifications
- GitHub OAuth — Auto-import repositories, contributions, and languages
- Coursera / Udemy API — Auto-import completed courses
- Smart Resume Scoring — ML-based scoring using activity quality signals
- ATS Optimization — Resume templates optimized for Applicant Tracking Systems
- Multi-template PDF — Selectable resume templates (minimal, modern, ATS-optimized)
- Puppeteer HTML-to-PDF — Rich HTML-based resume rendering as alternative to pdfkit
- Webhook API — Allow external platforms to push activities via webhooks
- Email Notifications — Nodemailer SMTP with HTML templates
- Real-time Alerts — WebSocket push notifications for in-app updates
- Activity Endorsements — Allow peers / mentors to endorse activities
Scale the platform, open to community, and launch publicly.
- GraphQL Gateway — Optional GraphQL API alongside REST
- Multi-tenancy — Support organizations (universities, bootcamps)
- Public Profile Pages — Shareable verified resume URLs
- Resume Analytics — Track views, downloads, and click-through rates
- Plugin System — Allow community-contributed verification plugins
- Internationalization (i18n) — Multi-language resume templates
- Demo Mode — Seeded realistic profiles for instant showcase
- Mobile App — React Native companion app
- SDK / CLI —
resume-ecoCLI for managing activities and resumes - Self-hosted Installer — One-command deploy for universities
- SaaS Option — Hosted version with multi-tenant billing
See CONTRIBUTING.md for setup instructions and PR workflow.
Look for issues tagged good first issue — these are beginner-friendly tasks perfect for your first contribution.
Open a Feature Request to propose new ideas or improvements.
💡 This roadmap is a living document. Priorities may shift based on community feedback and contributions. Check back regularly for updates!